105 results for “chronic asthma”
76y · Male·congestive cardiac failure
Richard John O'Connor, a 76-year-old prisoner, died of congestive cardiac failure at Prince of Wales Hospital after a two-week admission. He had a long history of cardiac disease including previous valve replacement and …
90y · Male·Ischaemic and valvular heart disease
…on, died from ischaemic and valvular heart disease following a period of palliative care. He had multiple chronic conditions including congestive cardiac failure, hypertension, and severe osteoarthritis. In December 202…
43y · Female·acute multiple drug toxicity on a background of chronic pain and morbid obesity
A 43-year-old woman died from acute multiple drug toxicity after 26 years of high-dose opioid therapy for chronic pain following a motor vehicle accident. Despite recognition by multiple clinicians that opioid doses exc…
73y · Female·Complications of Dementia in a Woman with an Intellectual Disability and Epileps…
… supported accommodation environment. While this was a natural death in a vulnerable person with multiple chronic conditions, the case highlights the importance of timely transition planning for individuals with complex…
65y · Male·Pneumonia in a man with chronic pulmonary disease (COPD and emphysema), with asp…
Phillip Van Vegten, a 65-year-old sentenced prisoner with longstanding COPD, emphysema, and lung cancer, died of pneumonia complicated by aspiration of vomit (Wilkes Syndrome) at Royal Perth Hospital. The coroner found m…
52y · Male·Effects of fire
A 52-year-old man with chronic substance abuse, anxiety, depression, benzodiazepine dependence and hepatitis C died in a deliberately li…
65y · Male·Acute myocardial infarction due to or as a consequence of coronary atheroscleros…
…infarction and could not be resuscitated. Autopsy revealed severe coronary atherosclerosis with acute and chronic infarcts. The coroner found medical care adequate throughout, with appropriate diagnostic decisions, time…
48y · Male·Ischaemic Heart Disease in association with Coronary Arteriosclerosis
…entable aspects related to his medical management, though the death highlights the challenges of managing chronic cardiac disease in a prisoner with complex medical and behavioural issues.
74y · Male·Acute exacerbation of chronic airways disease, with carcinoma of prostate being …
William Berger, a 74-year-old man serving a life sentence for murder, died from acute exacerbation of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) with metastatic prostate cancer as a significant contributing condit…
44y · Male·End stage non-small cell lung carcinoma
…gnosed with lung cancer in November 2012 after presenting with haemoptysis and dyspnoea. Despite multiple chronic conditions including COPD, atrial fibrillation, and schizoaffective disorder, medical review found care a…
61y · Male·Metastatic lung cancer (palliated)
Si Ro Vo, a 61-year-old male imprisoned since April 2025, died from metastatic lung cancer with brain involvement while in palliative care at the prison inpatient unit. He had an Acute Resuscitation Plan documenting comf…
53y · Female·Aspiration pneumonia complicating large bowel obstruction due to faecal impactio…
… a 53-year-old NDIS participant with significant comorbidities including Type II diabetes, cirrhosis, and chronic constipation, died from aspiration pneumonia complicating large bowel obstruction due to faecal impaction…
65y · Male·Pneumonia, due to chronic lung disease with atherosclerotic cardiovascular disea…
A 65-year-old man with severe chronic lung disease, COPD, and coronary artery disease died at home. Evidence suggests he deliberately ingested …
54y · Male·metastatic small cell lung cancer
Manuel Katsaros, aged 54, died from metastatic small cell lung cancer while in custody at Prince of Wales Hospital Annex receiving palliative care. The coroner found no systemic deficiencies or clinical errors. The patie…
20y · Female·food-induced anaphylaxis, likely to peanut allergen
Kylie Lynch, a 20-year-old woman with chronic asthma and a known peanut allergy, died from anaphylaxis on 2 September 2007 in Coral Bay, Western Austra…
53y · Male·Multiple injuries from being run over by a waste removal truck
Michael Joseph Bottomley, a 53-year-old man with chronic alcohol dependency, depression, diabetes, and hepatitis C, was fatally struck by a waste removal truck in…
62y · Female·Unknown. Likely natural causes, possibly with drug-related element. QT-prolongat…
Margaret Carr, 62, was found dead at her home in Redfern between 27 February and 1 March 2017. She had complex medical history including COPD, endocarditis, hepatitis C and substance use disorder (heroin, cannabis, metha…
63y · Male·Complications of Metastatic Non Small Cell Lung Cancer
Peter Swanston, a 63-year-old prisoner, died from complications of metastatic non-small cell lung cancer. He was diagnosed in November 2012 following a CT scan investigating chest symptoms and weight loss. His care invol…
62y · Male·Congestive Cardiac Failure in a man with Ischaemic and Hypertensive Heart Diseas…
Greg Howarth, a 62-year-old man incarcerated at Port Phillip Prison, died from congestive cardiac failure precipitated by acute myocardial infarction in the setting of ischaemic and hypertensive heart disease. He had met…
44y · Male·intravenous injection of foreign debris (crushed tablets) associated with chroni…
Timothy Wellington, a 44-year-old man with longstanding opioid and polysubstance use disorder, died from acute pulmonary hypertension caused by intravenous injection of foreign debris (crushed tablets). He had been presc…
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